Utilization of Neighborhood Parks for Social Interaction and Recreation: The case of Kolfe Keranyo Sub City, Woreda 7, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2022-06-01
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Neighborhood parks are located in residential areas throughout the city. Their existence
is extremely important. They are an essential component of a thriving, healthy city. They
continue to play an important role in building infrastructure for cities – which is essential
for creating healthy lifestyles, enhancing the values of urban settings, and providing
dynamic and attractive recreation opportunities for citizens. However, from a preliminary
study, the existing open spaces expected to serve as a Neighborhood Park are not serving
as targets. The main objective of the research is to identify the challenges in the utilization
of the Neighborhood Parks and to come up with a recommendation, design, and
implementation manual for the utilization of the parks for social interaction and recreation.
This research used both qualitative and quantitative data as a methodology. The sample
size was calculated using a Raosoft sample size calculator software. The neighborhood
parks were classified into three strata and a random sampling method was used to pick
samples from each stratum. The data was collected by Observation, questionnaire,
interview, focused group discussion, and literature review. The cluster analysis method
was used to analyze qualitative data, narrative analysis was used to narrate field level
observation while statical analysis method for the quantitative data. The result suggested
that most of the community is not using neighborhood parks. The community has
mentioned their reason for park nonuse. On this basis, Neighborhood parks can be
activated for social interaction and recreation by fulfilling the need of the community.
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Neighborhood, Neighborhood Parks, Parks, Social interaction, Recreation